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Little Rome: A Morning in Arles
Start the day with a visit to the largest and most striking Roman monument in
Provence,
Les Arènes
. From the highest tier of seats you have a fine view of the
historic centre and the Rhône. From here, walk across to the
Théâtre Antique
,
for another glimpse of Roman Arles, then walk down the rue du Cloître to the
place de la République, where water gushes from bronze masks at the foot of an
obelisk, brought here from Egypt by the Romans.
On the east side of the square, visit the fine Romanesque
Eglise St-Trophime
,
with its lovely sculpted pillars crowned by little figures of saints and martyrs.
Follow the rue de l'Hôtel de Ville to
Les Thermes de Constantin
,
the remains of a
palace built for a 4th-century AD Roman emperor. Then spend up to an hour in
the
Musée Réattu • Rue du Grand-Prieuré • Open Tue-Sun • Adm
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so.
Another great painter, Van Gogh, is associated with place du Forum, cluttered
with cafés - one has been painted to look just as it was in his work
Café la Nuit
.
Stop in for coffee. End the morning at the
MuseonArlaten•RuedelaRépub-
collection in Provence vividly recalls some of the region's rich and fading tradi-
tions.